firechasing.

Last week I journeyed to a craggy wonderland in peril.

In Val Verde, CA:

I don't actually smoke.

Trajectory of the trucks.

The aptly-named Buckweed Fire.

In Santa Clarita, CA:

Yellow sky above ice cream.

Rain here is accidental; fire is natural.

In Castaic, CA:

The men.

Doomsday.

Release.

Worried citizens.

Newslady.

Extinguish.

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